Other Side of the Mirror: A Once Upon a Time fan podcast

This is our reaction to The Final Battle Parts 1 & 2, with your feedback. In this episode, we talk about how the final chapters of OUAT seasons 1 to 6 were completed. We discuss how OUAT's failur...

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We are talking about Once Upon a Time: The Musical! Also known as: The Song in Your Heart. Yes, our episode title is a reference to Rent. This week we discuss how Emma Swan's journey culminate...

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This week we're reacting to the episode The Black Fairy. Since we try to see the show from every character's point of view, this week it's Rumple's turn for our empathy! We discuss Rumple's compl...

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We discuss the Charming Family and why they are not all that concerned about The Black Fairy even though she created the curse AND Rumpelstiltskin. We discuss Henry's problem and wonder why no on...

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 This episode of Once Upon a Time explores an ethics problem that has perplexed many philosophers: is it better to save one person or to let one person perish for the greater good? The episode a...

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This week on Once Upon a Time: The Black Fairy is here to chew the scenery! Gideon and Emma perform Masonic rituals with the candlestick and book! Once still believes that every great villain ...

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This week on Once Upon a Time: Drunk Snow White saves the episode by playing darts with Vikings at Aseop's Tables A GROUP HUG! When Once goes under water, do the viewers go to sleep? A pleasant ...

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This week on Once Upon a Time: Emma and Hook are "That Couple" Again! Tink admits that Pixie Dust is just Tarot Cards Nemo sails off to Find Dory There are now two complete Reginas who can make a...

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This week on Once Upon a Time: Holy retcon, Baelfire! Beowulf Deserved Better! Dear Abby, my girlfriend went through my Sea Chest. Should I Be Angry? Also this week: we identify patterns that h...

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This week on Once Upon a Time: We strenuously object to Emma Swan's blouse! (you ALL know the one) Snow is the Voice of Reason regarding Not!Robin! We visit Pleasure Island, Evil Fair! So...

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We have a special guest on this show from our archives: Raissa Devereux was gracious enough to talk about Once Upon a Time's foray into Greek mythology, Beauty & the Beast and Rumbelle, and the n...

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This is our live reaction to the episode Tougher Than the Rest. Overall, we gave this episode a solid JUST OK rating, with lots of confusion about whether the Wish Realm has any rules or not.  ...

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This is our instant reaction to the winter finale of season 6 of OUAT. - Wish You Were Here. We have thoughts: A lot of our thoughts are about Swan Queen (is this a Queer Bait, fans?) Hold...

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This is our reaction to Dark Waters, Heartless, I'll Be Your Mirror, AND Changelings… Dark Waters  Help us decide: Is the biggest dumpster fire on OUAT the Evil Queen and Rumple…. or Be...

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This is a live reaction to the episode A Strange Case. Show Notes:  We have a Patreon, which helps pay our fees for maintaining the podcasts and website and also offer compensation to our co...

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This is a live reaction recap of the episode The Other Shoe. We quickly went from being meh to being bullish on this episode, which turned out to be a nice change of pace. SHOW NOTES:  Read ...

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Welcome to the Enchanted Forest where you too can be the Royal Sommelier or Royal Handmaiden! This week we had a live reaction to A Bitter Draught, including:  This Week in Horror: Rumple is J...

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We took a one-week break from our Live Reaction Recaps to talk about The Savior, the premiere episode of Season 6 of Once Upon a Time: This Week in Monotony: Belle & Rumple are stuck in the sam...

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This is our live reaction to Only You and An Untold Story. If you don't want to relive it but want to skip ahead to our discussion of the episode, go to 1:27:30! This Week in Inconvenient Truth...

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We owe a debt to Monty Python.  Programming note: The sound is patchy during the first 3 minutes of this podcast due to some nasty rain but it clears up at at around 03:45*! This Week in Cha...

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We're back with a double episode live reaction to Sisters and Firebird! Sisters gave us something we've wanted forever – sisterly development between Regina and Zelena, plus mother/daughter m...

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This is our live reaction and recap to Ruby Slippers. 

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This live reaction has us going from cynicism to puddles of feels by the end of the episode – a feat as rare as a great Once episode: We discus the following: All our feels. Our preference fo...

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This a Live reaction and recap to The Brothers Jones. It was recorded while we watched. We had a great time this week discussing Mutiny! And other topics that grabbed out attention during this ep...

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This episode had it all. Bourbon (for us). Babies (for everyone but Milah). Magical horses (for Regina). And as somebody said this episode, now we are just “one step closer to hell.” This i...

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  In our live reaction to Labor of Love, Alex's grumpiness about Hook goes away with the intake of Guinness and Girl Scout cookies and Bri's Snow White positivity. We discuss the pleasant reap...

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This was our live reaction to Once Upon a Time's 100th episode, Souls of the Departed. We dissect the ins and outs of the episode, including our amazement at Lana Parrilla, our love for the scene...

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On today's podcast, we are joined by Wendy Toliver, author of the Once Upon a Time novel, Red's Untold Tale. The book is a prequel following 16-year old Red as she comes of age in the Enchanted F...

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In this All Mailbag episode of Other Side of the Mirror, we check the pulse of the fandom and discuss the reaction to Season 5A. Included in this discussion are the following: How fans define �...

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This was our live reaction to Swan Song, season 5A's winter finale. We recorded this WHILE watching, so you can live our emotions as they happened. We probably laughed longer and harder about thi...

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  This is a Very Special Happy Thanksgiving Edition of the Other Side of the Mirror. As a big thank you to our longtime and new listeners, we recorded a live commentary to the episode Dreamcat...

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This is our instant reaction to episodes 8 and 9 of season 5 of Once Upon A Time, Birth, and the Bear King. We begin with our disconnect with the character of Emma Swan and wonder why they reset ...

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This is our full recap of the first two episodes of Once Upon a Time season 5: The Dark Swan and The Price. Among our topics for discussion are the different philosophies of life held by Rumple a...

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This is our instant reaction to episode 3 of season 5 of Once Upon A Time, Siege Perilous, where every character tortured each other and the viewers. Even Bri and her magic shush-hands couldn't f...

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This is our instant recap of Once Upon a Time's second episode of season 5: The Price. (Attention Oncers: for five seconds we SHIPPED ALL OF THE THINGS!) This week we abandon our likes and dislik...

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 This is our instant reaction to The Dark Swan. Yes, we ARE season ticket holders to Once Upon a Time, so we felt compelled to return to the podcast. Today we covered our likes and dislikes, dis...

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We return for a reaction podcast only. We find the Storybrooke moments soared, the fairybacks bombed, and the stortytelling plot is still a mess. But we did enjoy the actresses who play Ursula an...

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And so we find ourselves in the same position as the characters of Once Upon a Time at the End of Going Home. We bid you farewell, but in the words of Neal, we're certain we will see you again. T...

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This is our full recap of Breaking Glass. It's also our 100th episode! Therefore it is fitting that we talk about Emma and Regina issues, since the show finally acknowledged that they have a rela...

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We were drinking wine, and so were the writers of Once Upon a Time, as we sat through a lot of plot that made not a lot of sense in the episode The Apprentice. We touch on what struck us in Rocky...

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  This is our instant reaction to Rocky Road, the third episode of season 4 of Once Upon a Time. This episode was surprisingly enjoyable for us and we found ourselves liking Elsa more. The Sno...

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This is our full discussion of White Out, the second episode of season 4 of Once Upon a Time. We talk a little bit about the sudden media interest in Frozen on OUAT, analyze that deleted scene be...

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Having repeatedly uttered the phrase "Bo Peep Warlord," we are now officially on Humpty Dumpty Watch! And we are also counting down our likes and dislikes for Once Upon a Time's episode, White Ou...

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There were things to like about the season 4 premier, A Tale of Two Sisters, particularly the dynamite scenes with Regina and Emma. We don't spend much time discussing Frozen. And we are unconvin...

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This is our instant reaction to A Tale of Two Sisters, the Season 4 premier of Once Upon a Time. Bri was not exactly into this episode or the Frozen storyline and for once, Alex was urging patien...

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This is our summary of the last two episodes of Once Upon a Time's third season, Snow Drifts and There's No Place Like Home. There wasn't a whole lot of new material or development during the two...

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As part of our Season 4 Premier Red Carpet Super Spectacular, we are giving away some Once Upon a Time related prizes! We love our listeners and you make it worth podcasting this crazy show. Plea...

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The 80s references are abundant in this full recap of A Curious Thing. We riff on everything from the movie Inner Space to the Bangles to Don Johnson's Lookin' for a Heartbeat. All that and some ...

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This is our full recap of Bleeding Through, which was the last episode we recorded before viewing the Season 3 finale. We spend the majority of the podcast analyzing the major character moments f...

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Today we're reacting to the special 2 hour finale of Once Upon a Time, the episodes Snow Drifts and There's No Place Like Home. We are also proud to announce a new venture, What the Fangirl, whic...

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This is our instant reaction to Kansas. Once again this episode reminded us that we are really spoiled as Regina fans.   Likes:   1. Regina's confidence was inspired by Henry with an as...

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This is our full late recap of Jolly Roger. We found this Hook-centric episode just so-so, but it featured some really nice moments and we had a blast recapping it.   This Week in Belle the ...

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This is our instant reaction to the episode A Curious Thing. We watched this episode after visiting Chicago’s “big comic thingy,” as Alex calls it (also known as c2e2), which is also why we...

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  This is our instant reaction to BLEEDING THROUGH. As usual, here are our five likes and dislikes:   LIKES Belle calling out Regina for holding her captive and ruining her life, and Re...

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This is our instant reaction to Jolly Roger. We had likes and dislikes, including:   Likes Regina, Emma and Magic The Adorable Charmings Regina and Snow One Big Happy Family Ariel ...

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This is our full recap of It's Not Easy Being Green. The major revelations in the episode were that the Wizard is Walsh and Zelena really is Regina's sister. Our observations include: This Week...

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This is our instant reaction to IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN. In this episode you learn what we would do if we found a baby in a basket on our front door step, which show runner from the past we thr...

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This is our full recap of QUIET MINDS, the episode that sunk SwanFire/SwanThief. The parallels between Emma and Regina are at full throttle in this episode, as both have now used magic to help th...

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In this instant reaction to QUIET MINDS, we express condolences to Nealfire and Swan Fire fans and discuss why we think they killed Neal, and compare how Once handled this death to what happened ...

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This is our full recap of THE TOWER, FEATURING YOUR FEEDBACK, VOICEMAILS, TWEETS AND A NEW UNIFIED THEORY OF ROBIN HOOD! The Tower was about facing your fears and keeping up appearances. Charming...

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This is our instant reaction to The Tower, which introduced Rapunzel to the world of Once Upon a Time. We had quite a few likes and a couple of dislikes: LIKES 1. The show continues to bring...

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This week is another double recap as we walk through the major events of New York City Serenade and Witch Hunt, including: NEW YORK CITY SERENADE In our full recap of New York City Serenade w...

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This is the instant reaction to Episode 13 of Season 3, Witch Hunt. This was a history making episode for us because Belle Mayhem joined the fandom and we did not have any dislikes.  Loves: ...

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In this VERY SPECIAL 75TH EPISODE OF OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR, we recap THINK LOVELY THOUGHTS and GOING HOME. Although there was one episode between these two, they fit together because of the ch...

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We're counting down our likes and dislikes from the return of Season 3, Episode 12, New York City Serenade. They include:   Bonus Likes and Dislikes! Before we launch into the show we announc...

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Because we like to zig when you think we're going to zag... this episode is about what Once Upon a Time does right!  Watching an episode of Intelligence got us thinking about all the reasons w...

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In our full recap of SAVE HENRY, we analyze the evolution of Emma and Regina's relationship including the total trust the two women demonstrated during this episode. We also discuss the differenc...

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This is the instant reaction for episode 11 of Season 3, Going Home! We discuss the fact that the OnceVerse clearly has no well defned rules, which leads to magical coconuts, shady math and plot ...

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In this week’s podcast we discuss season 3’s Dark Hollow, which provided us with lots of laughs, a few minor rants and a startling defense of Neal’s determination to be in Henry’s life. O...

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This is our instant reaction to The New Neverland, Episode 10 of Season 3 of Once Upon a Time. We're counting down our likes and dislikes including:   LIKES:  *Bri votes for Rumbelle and ...

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This episode is our instant reaction to Save Henry, the 9th episode of season three of Once Upon a Time. This week we had a lot of things we loved and some things we didn't, including:  LIKES ...

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On this episdoe of the podcast, we're talking about our likes and minor quibbles from the very strong episode Think Lovely Thoughts, episode 8 of the third season of Once Upon a Time. Including: ...

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In this full recap of episode 6, Ariel, we briefly discuss Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid and how it was translated by Disney and Once Upon a Time. This week in Snow School:  We lear...

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This is our instant reaction to season 3, episode 6:  Ariel.  As usual, we're counting down our top five and likes and dislikes. They include: Likes *Regina's impersonation of Bobby Knight....

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In this full recap of episode 5, GOOD FORM, we revisit the dynamics between Emma, Regina and Snow and deconstruct the various romances and bromances. The parallel episodes were Lady of the Lake a...

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This episode is our instant reaction to Good Form, which found us in the shockingly happy position of not having any real dislikes! Our five likes included: *Emma. Regina. Snow. Feels! *Emm...

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This is the full recap for Nasty Habits, the fourth episode of season three of Once Upon a Time. We discuss the psychology of Clan Rumple, including how Rumple does not believe he is worthy of be...

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This episode is our instant reaction to Nasty Habits, which was just ok. Our likes centered around: *Snow, Charming and their 30 second scene *The Fab Five plus Tink and their 2 minutes and...

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This is the full recap for Quite a Common Fairy, the third episode of season three of Once Upon a Time. Lots of character analysis and feedback in our 60th episode, so we've included timestamps b...

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This episode is our instant reaction to Quite a Common Fairy, which is surely the most controversial episode ever of Once Upon a Time. We attempt to do our traditional five likes and five dislike...

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In this full recap of episode 3, Lost Girl, we deconstruct the current state of the Regina / Emma relationship (it’s complicated), diagnose the main problem with the war for the throne (we don�...

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The show rebounded this week with an episode we really enjoyed from start to finish! Our instant reaction includes eight likes and three dislikes: Likes: Emma's an Orphan; Pan wants to aliena...

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In our first full recap of the season, we discuss the major questions posed by the episode, including whether Regina sees herself as a villain, what Neal revealed about the Law of Traveling by Po...

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Generally we do five likes and five dislikes, but in this case we forgot to count!   Dislikes:  Our biggest dislike was Neal – everyone getting schmoopy over Neal, Mulan/Aurora/Philip only ex...

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We present a special summer episode. A minicast! Now we now know magic really does come with a price.... In this podcast we discuss the Dreaded Promo Pics Debacle! What are these photographs supp...

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On this episode of the podcast we talk about TV in the Twitter Age! 2013's San Diego Comic Con is our jumping off point for discussion about the challenges facing showrunners and fans as the new ...

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We're recapping the season 2 finale of Once Upon a Time! Well, it took 22 episodes but it seems Regina finally learned how to love. Topics include Granny and Her Crossbow should be an indie band ...

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Live from our hotel room, in our instant reaction to Straight on Til Morning, we discuss our likes and dislikes plus our best prediction of the season, aka Henry could be Peter Pan. Likes include...

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In this our 50th episode we thought it was only fitting to feature your feedback/tweets/voicemails throughout the recap and at the end. We make this podcast for the fans and this would be no fun ...

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Our instant reactions, flails, huhs, and feels from the episode Second Star from the Right, including: What Lana herself said about Regina's love for Emma and how that applies to Emma and Neal Wh...

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In this recap of The Evil Queen, we discuss Regina and Snow and whether the show's constant flashbacks add to or detract from the arcs for the two characters. Also new this week: *We analyze th...

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Our instant reactions to The Evil Queen! We also share our thoughts about the 10 minute preview for the next episode on ABC.com. This comes at 26:35, at the end of the reaction and we warn you se...

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We're recapping Lacey, the 19th episode of Once Upon a Time season two. Discussions include Drag Queen Rumple, the final nail in the "family show" coffin. We are NEVER going to get over August, s...

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Other Side of the Mirror #  - "Special Enhanced Reaction":  Instant Reactions: Lacey We say welcome back and give you our instant reactions to Lacey.  Our five likes and five dislikes include:...

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Another book club episode! This time we discuss J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Peter Pan – a selfish, impulsive boy who is also generous and brave. Peter longs for a mother figure, but wants that mot...

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In this recap of Selfless, Brave and True, we analyze how this episode fell apart and why August is a missed opportunity for both Emma and Neal.   What else are we talking about this week? *...

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Well..... that was With this episode, Bri has just two more patience cards left in her deck. We thought this was the worst episode of Once Upon a Time ever. Even Belle complains (loudly) on this ...

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In honor of the episode Welcome to Storybrooke, this recap features throwback intro music as performed by the Clovers. (Don't worry, it's a one-time only engagement....) We begin by discussing ...

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Instant reactions to Welcome to Storybrooke.  We discuss five likes, five dislikes (and two bonus likes!) return to cursed Storybrooke, Groundhog Day Style! Including: 1. Welcome back, season 1....

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Our longest episode ever, thanks to your feedback!  Discussing the episode The Miller's Daughter, THE episode we have been waiting for since the beginning of our podcast.  Topics include: Bad R...

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As the fandom divides into Team Charming and Team Mills for this episode, we declare Team Mills! 5 likes and 5 dislikes. We complain about the promo department • We praise Young Cora and Mature...

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Our recap of episode 15, The Queen is Dead.  Since this episode is all about the rival queens and their burdens, we went straight to Shakespeare for this episode title!   Topics include Snow's ...

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Our 5 likes and 5 dislikes for the episode The Queen is Dead. Trust us, we loved this episode, so much to love, very little to dislike! Discussed: Snow and Regina paralleling, Bailee Madison's am...

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Our February book club episode! If you didn't know, we had a little problem with our internet for over a week, so this went up much later than expected. Once Upon a Time took off for the Oscars b...

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This time we approach our recap a bit differently and discuss the Enchanted Forest Scenes followed by Storybrooke and Manhattan scenes (11:35). Parallels, why Emma shouldn't trust Neal, how Rumpl...

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5 likes and 5 dislikes on our instant reaction to Manhattan.  Discussed briefly: acting, the seer, Neal, Rumple’s backstory, the big (dumb) box reveal, etc. Look for more on our full recap. ...

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David’s name is David! Jack and the Beanstalk was really Jacqueline! Secrets and history revealed! Rumple in an airport! Cinnabon gets its product placement mileage. Filler! Discussing the good...

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Here’s the deal – that episode was almost all filler. But we didn’t hate it. And it wasn’t the worst episode ever. And we liked it… sort of…maybe. In this podcast we decide Rumplest...

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Other Side of the Mirror # 30 - 1 Evil Witch and a Curse in 300 Years in the Making: Your Theories and Questions We banter about spoilers, we mourn Don't Trust the B and we urge you to watch Ha...

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We complain about the three-week hiatus, like everyone else is!  We discuss our second book club selection, Wild Orchid, by Cameron Dokey. It’s a retelling of Mulan and we liked it quite a bit...

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It’s the 12th episode of season two of Once Upon a Time, In the Name of the Brother. This is an episode where we wondered, “why are they showing us the same Frankenstein story again?” and t...

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We suspect the episode will be polarizing to the fanbase. The episode was sort of a death knell to all shippers. Instant reactions to the episode In the Name of the Brother. Topics include: Rumpl...

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This episode features Hook getting revenge on Rumple.  Belle has lots to offer but Rumple is reluctant to let her share her knowledge or share his experiences with her. Meanwhile in Fairytale La...

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We're discussing The Cricket Game, the 10th episode of season two. At last Once is back from its awfully long winter hiatus! We've got so many things to say about this episode, plus we share some...

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Our impression of the Cricket Game was mostly favorable. However, Regina’s misery seems to be Season 2’s Old Standby. If the writers are sadists for relishing Regina’s suffering episode aft...

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The end of Once Upon a Time’s winter hiatus is in sight! On today’s podcast we discuss our impression of Sebastian Stan’s turn in the Broadway revival of the play Picnic; feedback on the O...

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Bri participated in the first Once Upon a Time podcast roundtable, hosted by Daniel from Oncepodcast.com! There were several participants. Each of us introduced our podcast, our favorite pet theo...

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We’ve got a fan episode with a discussion of our first book club pick, Fairest of All, with contributions from Erin and Mary regarding the novel’s themes and parallels with the show. Plus we�...

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When reading fan message boards, Alex and Bri discovered that some fans of the show think Belle is a nagging shrew who isn't being fair to Mr. Gold. We disagree and tell you why. Also discussed a...

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Now begins a long 5 weeks to January 6. We cease the flailing over this episode enough to recap it in what we feel is hopefully an interesting manner. Topics include: How Alex got in trouble for ...

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We're recapping Into the Deep, season two's eighth episode of Once Upon a Time. Topics include: we applaud Lana Parrilla's silent acting choices, and while Henry and Aurora play a seriously scary...

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We discuss revelations of Once Upon a Time's pilot script including.... Sister Mary Margaret. the visual style established in Regina's  study... the first description of Mayor Mills.... and the ...

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The first of two episodes we will post during Once Upon a Time's brief hiatus. Bri announces the first book selection for her new retold Fairy Tale Book Club: Fairest of Them All by Serena Valent...

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In this episode we recap Child of the Moon, the 7th episode of season 2 of Once Upon a Time. We briefly review what happened in Red-Handed, the first episode where we learned about Red’s backst...

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A fan episode with an interview with a OUAT fashion blogger, Anika. Anika runs What Would Regina Wear and Once Upon a Runaway, two blogs that post looks and outfits inspired by Once. Both are gre...

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We discuss Tallahassee, episode 6 of the second season of Once Upon a Time. We were not fans of this episode at all, and see it as ignoring the established character of Emma. Topics include our T...

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In this episode of the podcast, we discuss The Doctor, episode 5 of the second season of Once Upon a Time. Topics include the gothic backstory of Mary Shelley, complete with actual heart; feminis...

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Our instant reaction to The Doctor. Sound quality is a bit less than usual because we decided to record somewhere different. Not doing that again! So where are they going from here... is Victor F...

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We recap The Crocodile, the 4th episode of the 2nd season of Once Upon a Time. We were not in love with this one, although we thought Robert Carlyle was awesome and carried the episode on his sho...

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We recap Lady of the Lake, the 3rd episode of the 2nd season of Once Upon a Time. We generally like this episode, but see it as mainly filler, aside from the brilliant mother-daughter moments an...

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A discussion of shipping, an interview with a Regina and Swan Queen vidder (xWhatsYourFandomx) fan recs and more.  Timestamps for those who might not want to listen to shipper content!  1:0...

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Recapping We Are Both, the 2nd episode of season two of Once Upon a Time.  Prince David is sort of a jackass, what do you dwarves have to prove to him? David/Charming fails to impress Regina wit...

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A quick episode of our reaction to "We Are Both," the 2nd season two episode of Once Upon a Time. Thoughts on Regina's redemption arc, David, Rumple, and more.  Let us know what you thought of t...

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WE'RE DISCUSSING THE SEASON PREMIERE EPISODE “BROKEN.”  LET’S FACE IT, THAT ENTIRE EPISODE WAS BASICALLY A FANFIC FILMED.  WE SHARE SOME SONGS THAT REMIND US OF THE EVIL QUEEN THIS SEASON...

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We've got questions and questions for our questions, but no answers. Speculation on the new promos, Alex makes Bri play "Dead or Alive"? Bri questions Rumple's decorating choices, Alex questions ...

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Bri and Alex discuss Ginny Goodwin's ill-taken tweets regarding Swan Queen, which leads to Alex giving us a lesson in sordid tv history.  Who we and some Tumblr users would like to see character...

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Bri and Alex have a wicked idea: make an Once Upon a Time podcast with a focus on Regina Mills/The Evil Queen. Introduction to the show, answering who the hell are we to make this show (we don't ...

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